Northstone Demographics (South Somerset, England)

Northstone is a ward in South Somerset of South West, England and includes areas of West Lydford and Charlton Mackrell.

In the 2011 census the population of Northstone was 3,005 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Northstone is 45, while the median age is higher at 49.

91.4% of people living in Northstone were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.5% Scotland, 1.4% Wales, 0.7% Northern Ireland, 0.4% Ireland, 0.4% Australia, 0.3% South Africa, 0.3% United States, 0.2% South America, 0.2% Hong Kong .

99.2% of people living in Northstone speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.1% Portuguese, 0.1% Welsh/Cymraeg, 0.1% Tagalog/Filipino, 0.1% British sign language, 0.1% All other Chinese, 0.1% French, 0.1% Afrikaans.

The religious make up of Northstone is 69.4% Christian, 20.6% No religion, 0.4% Buddhist, 0.2% Jewish, 0.1% Muslim, 0.1% Agnostic. 246 people did not state a religion. 5 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

62.0% of people are married, 8.3% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.4% live with a partner of the same sex, 16.1% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 5.9% are separated or divorced. There are 106 widowed people living in Northstone.

The top occupations listed by people in Northstone are Professional 19.7%, Skilled trades 16.0%, Managers, directors and senior officials 15.0%, Associate professional and technical 11.6%, Administrative and secretarial 9.5%, Elementary 9.0%, Corporate managers and directors 9.0%, Caring, leisure and other service 9.0%, Caring personal service 7.3%, Administrative 7.0%.